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BEIRUT – The Lebanese army says it arrested eight wanted militants, including a soldier who deserted to join the Islamic State group and four Syrians. An army statement late Thursday said the arrests came during a raid earlier in the day in the northern town of Akkar. The eight are …

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Witnesses say hundreds of bodies of alleged civilian victims of Boko Haram have been found in a recaptured Nigerian border town. Local government spokesman Babagana Mustapha says a committee sent to Damasak at the weekend found the town littered with bodies of women, children and some adult …

UNITED NATIONS – Israel is blaming its Arab neighbors for the failure of progress toward achieving a Middle East free of nuclear weapons, saying that “if a serious regional effort has not emerged in the Middle East during the last five years, it is not because of Israel.” The statement …